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Ephesians 1:4
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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
According
G2531
as
he
hath
G1586
chosen
G2248
us
G1722
in
G846
him
G4253
before
the
G2602
foundation
of
the
G2889
world
that
G2248
we
should
G1511
be
G40
holy
G2532
and
without
G299
blame
G4253
before
G846
him
G1722
in
G26
love
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Greek-English Dictionary
Strongs: G1586
Greek: ἐκλέγομαι
Transliteration: eklegomai
Pronunciation: ek-leg'-om-ahee
Part of Speech: Verb
Bible Usage: make choice choose (out) chosen.
Definition:
to select
1. to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self
a. choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples
b. choosing one for an office
c. of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight
1. i.e. the Israelites
d. of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:
2. so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only
Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889
of the New Testament 1889
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.